Reborn Capital Madman

In this slump in the gold market that can be described as historic, in addition to wealthy children like He Dingguo and entertainment stars like Xie Yuan, miscalculations also included "professional players", such as one of the top five gold merchants in London.

Johnson Matthey Bank.

Gao Xian, who has always been thinking about taking advantage of the opportunity to seize valuable resources from "unlucky people", paid close attention to Johnson Matthey Bank. He did not make it difficult for those who lost the bet on the delivery of gold futures contracts on the Hong Kong Futures Exchange.

In exchange for the "good karma" that facilitates such operations.

To be precise, although the gold market crash was extremely fierce, Johnson Matthey did not fall into an irreparable crisis just because of investment mistakes. It was only after the out-of-control risks in its loan business were superimposed that it created a pressure.

The fatal blow that brought down Johnson Matthey Bank.

To put it bluntly, the United States is not the only capitalist country today that is suffering from economic stagflation and its internal economic situation is in danger. The United Kingdom is also not optimistic. When it comes to some businessmen, when seeking loans from banks, it is inevitable that they will include it in their asset quality assessment.

They have no water, and Johnson Matthey Bank dares to lend them loans.

Among the intelligence before Gao Xian, there was an example. The owner of the Mermaid Theater next to the City of London launched a reconstruction plan, and Johnson Matthey Bank provided him with 21 million pounds.

Regarding the loan, according to the latest news from the media, this person has committed fraud regarding his assets.

Gao Xian frowned when he saw it. The industry resources owned by Johnson Matthey Bank were indeed very attractive to him, but if Johnson Matthey Bank really sucked, it would be worth considering. He couldn't be a savior who took advantage of him.

Bar.

"Tell the people in London to continue collecting further intelligence." After Gao Xian finished instructing his assistant, the secretary reported that Zou Wenhuai called.

Gao Xian estimated that at this point in time, Zou Wenhuai would also talk about Lei Juekun's entry into the Hong Kong film industry. Sure enough, the other party told him that Lei Juekun was in contact with the Xu family brothers, and the possibility that Xu Guanjie would be recruited in particular was increasing.

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"Sir Gao, didn't you say you would give Lei Juekun a beating?" Zou Wenhuai's tone was urging.

"Of course." Gao Xian smiled, "We will know after the Spring Festival."

After the call ended, Gao Xian thought for a while and told his secretary: "Get the car ready, I want to go out and walk around."

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After receiving Gao Xian, Zhou Chengchang asked for instructions: "Boss, where are you going?"

Gao Xian flipped through the newspaper and replied casually: "Go to Guo's house. I have made an appointment with Guo Desheng."

Even during the Spring Festival, gossip was indispensable among the many news in Xiangjiang, and it attracted Gao Xian's attention and made him find it quite interesting. It was the feud between the wealthy Zhang family that broke out within the Zhang family over the competition for family property.

Being regarded as serious news by Gao Xian, this Zhang family is naturally not simple. It is the Zhang family that has become the major shareholder of Wheelock, one of the four major British-owned foreign companies in Hong Kong.

Because the second world oil crisis broke out last year, Wheelock was previously suffering from a severe decline in operating performance, and even wanted to sell itself to Jardine. However, times turned around, and performance was booming. Wheelock's Taipan Madden and Zhang's

The conflicts in the family have also eased, and they can once again make money with peace of mind. Wheelock is only one of the many investments of the Zhang family, which shows the strength of the Zhang family.

In fact, Zhang Zhushan passed away as early as the 1930s. The current good situation of the Zhang family was created by the four brothers of the second generation of the Zhang family. First, the eldest Zhang family obtained some Western medicine in the 1950s.

I got my first pot of gold through agency rights in the Far East, and then moved to the real estate industry, accumulating huge wealth step by step.

However, the eldest son of the Zhang family was suffering from cancer and died in 1959; the second son of the Zhang family died a few years earlier than his brother due to an accident; and the third son of the Zhang family was keen on social activities, liked singing and making friends, and was obviously not managing the family property.

As a result, Zhang Yuliang, the fourth eldest son of the Zhang family, finally became the head of the Zhang family.

It has to be said that Zhang Yuliang is very suitable for this position. He took advantage of the good market conditions in the early 1970s, which caused the Zhang family's assets to increase dramatically.

What needs to be pointed out is that there are also contradictions hidden in the prosperity of the Zhang family. That is, the four brothers of the Zhang family live in the same ancestral house and eat from the same big pot. They have no financial independence from each other.

After the death of Mrs. Zhang Zhushan the year before last, the link connecting the four families of the Zhang family no longer existed, and the Zhang family began to fall apart.

The trigger was that Zhang Yuliang issued a notice last year, requiring all members of the Zhang family, including his own fourth house, to move out of their ancestral home within a time limit on the grounds of property development. Anyone who cooperates in moving out will receive one for each house.

As an "instalment compensation" of 1.5 million to 3 million, each nephew of each house can receive a gift of 700,000 to 800,000. Accordingly, the Zhang family company will no longer bear the expenses of each member of the Zhang family in the future.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Yuliang, the head of the Zhang family, wants to separate the family and completely end the feudal family's situation of eating from one big pot.

From the perspective of ordinary people, the "compensation" given by Zhang Yuliang can be regarded as generous, but don't forget that compared to the huge assets of the Zhang family, this amount is dwarfed; and Zhang Yuliang allowed himself

The fourth house where he lived also followed the rules of family division, which seemed fair, but he was the head of the Zhang family, and he actually divided most of the Zhang family's assets at his fingertips.

Although they understood the essence of this family separation, most members of the Zhang family did not dare to offend the powerful Zhang Yuliang. They were afraid that after confronting the head, even the conditions promised would be cancelled, so they

They all surrendered and moved out of the Zhang family's ancestral home.

The exception was Zhang Yuliang's second sister-in-law Cui Xiuying. The old lady thought Zhang Yuliang was unfair, so she called her cousin and classmates to accompany her and refused to move out in protest.

Cui Xiuying is so tough, she naturally has capital. She has a son-in-law named Luo Decheng who is a lawyer. He is the son of Luo Wenjin.

Already.

Zhang Yuliang was indeed domineering. He stayed behind the scenes and directed his men to cut off the water, electricity, gas, and telephone lines in the Zhang family's ancestral house. He even smashed the doors and windows of the second sister-in-law Cui Xiuying's room, and sent guards to guard her. He was only allowed to go out.

Enter.

I believe this scene of "forced demolition" is familiar to many people, but if it happened on the territory of a wealthy family like the Zhang family, it would be quite explosive. The Xiangjiang media is already pervasive, so how could they miss this opportunity? It was reported immediately

Uproarious.

The three old ladies certainly could not hold on for too long, and finally had no choice but to evacuate the Zhang family's ancestral home. Cui Xiuying instead sought judicial means to resolve the dispute. A protracted battle for family assets in front of the public was inevitable.

From the perspective of public opinion, Zhang Yuliang is the only male in his generation, and the third son of the Zhang family disappeared last year. Furthermore, this kind of mean behavior towards his widowed sister-in-law seems very unkind.

Gao Xian closed the newspaper and thought to himself that Zhang Yuliang, a shrewd businessman who usually kept a low profile, didn't care about the public opinion at all. He didn't even keep Zhang's old house. He should be thinking of evacuating from Xiangjiang. Then

Where will the huge assets measured in billions flow to?

It is not difficult to imagine that Gaoyi, who specializes in capital operations, likes the actions of billionaires like Zhang Yuliang to transfer assets. After all, when resources flow, business opportunities will appear.

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When the car drove to the door of Guo's house, Guo Bingxiang, the eldest son of the Guo family, came out and said, "Sir Gao, welcome to your presence. I wish you a happy New Year."

"Blessed New Year, everything goes well." Gao Xian responded with a smile, while Zhou Chengchang was responsible for moving the gifts including fish maw, scallops, mushrooms, etc. into Guo's house.

Unexpectedly, the reciprocal words of blessing seemed to arouse something in Guo Bingxiang's mind, making Mr. Guo sigh with sadness, "Everything goes well, alas..."

Gao Xian immediately understood that Guo Bingxiang was still trapped by love. He had a partner of his own. However, Guo Desheng, the head of the family, was a more ideal candidate for the wife of Guo's parents. Not only did she come from a well-known business family, but she also benefited from

The lending business department of Fengcheng Bank serves as the middle level. Once the two parties are successfully married, they will not only be a good match, but also support each other.

Gao Xian was naturally not able to get involved with such a wealthy family. He patted Guo Bingxiang's shoulder and comforted him: "In addition to paying New Year's greetings to Mr. Guo, I also want to discuss a joint acquisition plan.

If you can seize the opportunity and show your strength, you may be able to gain some say in personal matters."

Guo Bingxiang perked up after hearing this, and quickly asked: "What acquisition plan?"

Gao Xian smiled slightly, "It still depends on Mr. Guo's intention, whether he is willing to join hands in the acquisition."

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Because of some kind of glory, Guo Desheng has always enjoyed the courtesy of his elders in front of Sir Gao, and in the process of dealings between the two families, there is a lot more friendship than driven by commercial interests.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries at the door of the living room, they walked directly into the study, which shows the level of trust between them.

Gao Xian went straight to the topic and said: "I have a plan to acquire Kowloon Bus. I wonder if the two of us can join hands to win it?"

Seeing this plan, Guo Bingxiang followed him to the study. He was a little surprised. After taking a look at his father Guo Desheng, he swallowed back the words that were on his lips.

Guo Desheng, with a slightly subtle expression on his face, asked slowly: "The Kowloon Bus can actually work Sir Gao's hard work during the Spring Festival. So what value does Sir Gao see in it?"

Gao Xian had been observing the situation all the time. After noticing the change in Guo Desheng's expression, he realized that Guo Desheng was also interested in Kowloon Bus, but he was still lacking in strength and could not take offensive action for the time being.

"I have no interest in the transportation business of Kowloon Bus, but the development potential of its parking lots, garages, staff dormitories, etc. is another matter." Gao Xian replied matter-of-factly.

After hearing this answer, Guo Desheng did not show any surprise. This is not surprising. In recent years, he has concentrated on running the real estate industry. It is impossible that he does not even have this vision.

"Kowloon Bus has Sir Tang Shiu-kin in charge, so it may be difficult to deal with it." Guo Desheng said thoughtfully: "A few years ago, the Hong Kong Government's Transport Advisory Committee believed that the service levels of Kowloon Bus and China Bus needed to be improved urgently to adapt to the rapid development of Hong Kong, so it suggested

The Hong Kong government has introduced the British United Overseas Transport Company to take over the two bus companies. Otherwise, the existing franchise will not be renewed after its expiration."

"But as a result, the general manager of United Overseas Transport Company came to Xiangjiang to discuss the acquisition and shareholding in person. In the end, Kowloon Bus and China Bus firmly rejected the decision."

Before Gao Xian could speak, Guo Bingxiang couldn't restrain his desire to fight and interrupted: "Deng Zhaojian is almost eighty years old. Old people don't rely on their bones and muscles for strength. What's there to be worried about?"

"Besides, Sir Gao is more energetic than Deng Shiu Kin. He is also a Justice of the Peace and a Sir. He also received the second GBE from Hong Kong Chinese on New Year's Day this year, which is of a higher level."

Guo Desheng glared at Guo Bingxiang, "Why are you so restless? Don't you know that I am testing Gao Xian's background?"

Gao Xian, who seemed unaware, replied slowly: "The fact that Kowloon Bus and China Bus were preserved before can only show that their value in the eyes of the British capital is not enough to rob; but now, Kowloon Bus's

The land bank is worthy of our forced acquisition."

"Since the failure of British capital to take over Kowloon Bus and China Bus, the Hong Kong government has formulated a public service enterprise profit control agreement for these two companies, limiting their returns to shareholders. Coupled with the rollout of subway lines and the prospects for Hong Kong

These two uncertain factors, Kowloon Bus and China Bus are becoming increasingly conservative in their operations, their heyday is over, and now is a great opportunity to take advantage of their illness and take their lives."

"If more and more people realize the land reserve potential of Kowloon Bus and China Bus, and after the collapse of the gold market, capital shifts to the stock market, it will really become more difficult to win."

Listening to Gao Xian's words, Guo Desheng secretly understood that since Gao Xian was so well prepared, he must have a very high chance of winning. If he still thought about eating alone, he would get nothing. Gao Xian had many choices.

"Sir Gao can even win the Heung Kong Land Company, and the Kowloon Bus is also in his pocket. I'm eager to take advantage of it." Guo Desheng tried his hand: "But I still have some questions. Can Sir Gao answer them?"

"When two companies cooperate, they should be honest with each other." Gao Xian waved his hand and said, "Uncle, please speak!"

Guo Desheng looked at Gao Xian and asked in a deep voice: "The strength of Gao's consortium is widely recognized as the number one in Chinese capital in Hong Kong. It can completely win the Kowloon Bus by itself. Why do they need to join forces with our Guo family?"

Gao Xian smiled sheepishly, "You must also know that among the companies I have forcibly acquired over the years, there are no companies founded by Chinese people, but there are already many people who have been offended, and I don't want to make an exception for the acquisition of Kowloon Bus.

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Guo Desheng thought for a while, Gao Xian's record was really like this. Even the milk company that was forcibly acquired was a British-owned company. It was only after Zhou Xinian entered the board of directors of the milk company that he gradually gained control.

After accepting this explanation, Guo Desheng nodded and continued to ask: "Sir Gao also analyzed China Bus just now, so why did Sir Gao finally choose Kowloon Bus as the acquisition target?"

Gao Xian replied without hesitation: "It is true that the land reserve potential of China Bus on Hong Kong Island is more attractive, but I estimate that the resistance encountered will be correspondingly more tenacious. It will be easier first than before. Kowloon Bus

It became a priority target."

"In addition, I would like to take a moment to criticize Kowloon Bus's major shareholder and general manager Lei Juek-kun. He has been causing trouble in the film industry recently and has some bad rules."

"Easy first, then difficult..." Guo Desheng tasted it carefully, and he suddenly realized that if Gao Xian also used this clique method to hunt Zhonghua buses, others would really not be able to say that he was greedy in the Chinese capital camp.

They resorted to evil tactics to kill each other.

Seeing that his father was still thinking about it, Guo Bingxiang could no longer bear it and took the initiative to say: "Dad, Sir Gao has made the matter so clear. We are all our own people. There is nothing to hesitate about. I am willing to take charge of this matter."

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Guo Desheng nodded, "Then you should learn your skills from Sir Gao."

Guo Bingxiang was overjoyed when he heard this, "I understand, I will humbly ask Sir Gao for advice."

Gao Xian laughed loudly and said meaningfully: "Bingxiang, you are the protagonist of this acquisition. Gao Yi and I will do our best to help you!"